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Trying a new "I'm not available" tact with difficult child 1
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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 392683" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Ummm... a nice glass of merlot? <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":wine:" title="wine :wine:" data-shortname=":wine:" /> </p><p> </p><p>All kidding aside, I completely understand how stressful this is. Have you tried offering small rewards for completed work? Something like, "After you've finished assignment A, you can do X (watch a TV program, play a video game for a predetermined period of time, play a board game with you, you get the idea...)." My difficult child 1 does not really respond well to punishment either. Revoking privileges has only pushed him deeper into depression, too. So I'm trying to think of ways to chunk the work into more manageable parts and reward him with short breaks to do whatever he wants in between.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 392683, member: 3444"] Ummm... a nice glass of merlot? :toast: All kidding aside, I completely understand how stressful this is. Have you tried offering small rewards for completed work? Something like, "After you've finished assignment A, you can do X (watch a TV program, play a video game for a predetermined period of time, play a board game with you, you get the idea...)." My difficult child 1 does not really respond well to punishment either. Revoking privileges has only pushed him deeper into depression, too. So I'm trying to think of ways to chunk the work into more manageable parts and reward him with short breaks to do whatever he wants in between. [/QUOTE]
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